Nursing interventions may be characterized as: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Direct care
2. Independent
3. Dependent
4. Active
5. Passive
1,2,3
Rationale 1: Direct care is an intervention performed through interaction with the client.
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Which of the following information would be beneficial for the nurse to share with this client? 1. "You are right. We still don't know the function of the gallbladder.". 2. "It stores bile until it is needed for digestion of fats.". 3. "It destroys old red blood cells.". 4. "It helps you digest carbohydrates by producing enzymes.".
A member of a nursing committee frequently disregards the rules of the group and feels that the rules do not apply to the member personally. The president of the committee recognizes the term that best describe this person
a. critical conserva-tive. c. self-server. b. motor mouth. d. mouse.
An appropriate nursing intervention to minimize separation anxiety in a hospitalized toddler would be to:
a. provide for privacy. b. encourage parents to room in. c. explain procedures and routines. d. encourage contact with children the same age.
On the upright scale, the patient's height is read at the fixed height of the ruler.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)